koala vs Toco Toucan

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Toucanus toco

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Toco Toucan is Least Concern.
• koala is herbivore while Toco Toucan is omnivore.
• koala is 14.3x heavier than Toco Toucan.
• Toco Toucan lives longer (20 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Toco Toucan share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Toco Toucan
Diet	Herbivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	20 years
Average Length	75 cm	60 cm
Average Weight	10.0 kg	700 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

koala

澳大利亚东部和东南部的标志性有袋类动物，体重最大可达15千克，为了节省低热量桉树叶食物所提供的能量，每天最多睡眠22小时。高度特化，能够处理会致大多数其他哺乳动物死亡的有毒桉树成分，拥有专门适应解毒功能的肠道微生物群。因衣原体病、栖息地开发和气候变化导致种群锐减，2022年被列为濒危物种。

Toco Toucan

巨嘴鸟（Toucanus toco）是巨嘴鸟科中体型最大、最广为人知的物种，以其过大且色彩鲜艳的喙闻名。